Peru country information

Common names: Chula, Coco, Coco croaker
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Puerto Pizzaro to Callao (Ref. 5530). Also Ref. 8984, 9118, 92517, 112843, 112844.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chirichigno, N.F., 1974
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Bourrugue coco, Lambe coco, Coco croaker, ... more

Main reference

Chao, L.N. 1995. (Ref. 9118)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 51.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 24 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - ? m

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 21°C (Ref. 107945); 9°N - 20°S, 82°W - 70°W (Ref. 112843)

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Panama to northern Chile.
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Short description

Body elongate, moderately compressed, with an arched dorsal profile; snout prominent; mouth small and inferior; lower jaw enclosed by upper; chin with 5 pores and 12 to 15 pairs of small barbels; edge of preopercle smooth; lower branch of first gill arch with 10 to 14 gill rakers; body uniformly dark and silvery; flanks with 7 or 8 indistinct bars; fins dark (Ref. 55763).

Found along sandy coasts and in bays (Ref. 9118). Feeds mainly on worms and other benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9118). Common in local markets (Ref. 9118).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.2 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Paralonchurus peruanus (Steindachner, 1875)